clue

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkluː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/klu/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(klo̅o̅)

Inflections of 'clue' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
clues
v 3rd person singular
cluing
v pres p
clued
v past
clued
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
clue n (hint, evidence)pista nf
  prueba nf
 The investigator looked for clues.
 El investigador buscaba pistas.
 El investigador buscaba pruebas.
clue n (any idea)idea nf
 I don't have a clue what he means.
 No tengo idea de qué quiere decir.
clue n (to solve puzzle)instrucciones nfpl
 The puzzle clues are difficult.
 Las instrucciones del rompecabezas son complicadas.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
clue [sb] in,
also UK: clue [sb] up
vtr phrasal sep
informal (inform) (figurado, coloquial)desasnar vtr
  poner al tanto loc verb
  (coloquial, irónico)iluminar vtr
 Eleanor had no idea why everyone in the office was cheering, so she asked Jane to clue her in.
 Eleanor no sabía por qué todos en la oficina celebraban, así le que le pidió a Julia que la desasnara.
 Eleanor no sabía por qué todos en la oficina celebraban, así le que le pidió a Julia que la pusiera al tanto.
 Eleanor no sabía por qué todos en la oficina celebraban, así le que le pidió a Julia que la iluminara.
clue [sb] in on [sth],
also UK: clue [sb] up on [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
informal (inform)poner a alguien al tanto de loc verb
 Can you clue me in on what's going on?
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
clue cells npl (vaginal cells: infected)células clave nfpl
  células guía nfpl
give me a hint,
give me a clue
interj
(provide a clue to help me guess)dame una pista expr
  dame una idea expr
 Who's your mystery boyfriend? Go on, give me a hint ...
 ¿Quién es tu novio secreto? Anda, dame una pista.
without a clue adv (not knowing) (coloquial)sin la menor idea loc adv
 I went into the meeting without a clue about why they wanted to see me.
 Entré a la reunión sin la menor idea de por qué querían verme.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'clue' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: a [hidden, secret, false, misleading] clue, an [important, essential] clue (to), a [vital, possible] clue (as) to, more...

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